The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-04-09
The Lebanon Express.
SATURDAY. APRIL, ., 1857.
Local and General.

Sheep have to he Inspected before he
Ing placed ON the ears under the new
law.
Attention is directed To the "ad' of
u. W. Wheeir, saw mill and lunl er
for sale.
Mr.. I. Saltmalsh, of Waterloo, in-
forms Us of the Illness of his son with
lung fever.
Fruit trees are now In full hloonl,
and everything presents a spring-lilIc
appearance.
~ Mr.. jos. Nixon Of the Exchange he
Tel, will take charge of the st. Charles,
ON the llth inst.
The quarterly conferences of the NJ.
y. church will be held At the Academy,
Lebanon, April l6 and L.
nr. Henderson, of Eueenc, brother
in~law of NJ. y. Miller has been visit
ing, Lebanon relatives friends during
the past week.
The Oregonian Rv. TIME card appears
in another column of this issue. The
little road is getting into position To do
something now.
Mr., w. II. Bishop, connected with
II. w. NJ. Co.. Portland, Was m I.elmn-
on shaking hands With old acquaint-
ances this week.
A representative OF the lFest Shore.
hus been in town this week taking some
sketches for that valnhie magazine. lie.
also visited Sodaville.
i, Nj Ralstol, cashier of the I.chan-
ON bank, has the brick on the ground
preparatory TO the construction of his
new cottage residence.
There Is yet about fifteen feet Of snow
dt Fish lake. \ party who arrived
from there SAYS the ruof of the hotel
NJ 10,
immense weight of the ''hcautifuln.
We direct the attention of readers Ia
the s'adn of a. +. Hardy by which il
will he seen he il agent for the celehmt-
cd Rockford, II. watches. And dealer
In all kinds of jewelry, optical goods
etc.
Hon. +. G. Reames, Chief Postal
Inspector for this coast, Was in town
Tuesday looking over the books of
Postmaster Montague. OF course he
found everything in business-like
shape.
Near Silverton the other day five
masked robbers entered the home Of
farmer Frank Reed, and while two
held up Reed, the remainder gutted
the house, taking provisions and every
thing of value.
Mr. 4. &. Hausman, Brownsville's
efficient wagon maker, called To see us
yesterday morning, on his return from
Salem. His son Gus. was with him,
and we are glad 10 know is greatly im
Proved in health.
An agricultural paper figures ''whcn
land is worth so an acre, one glass of
beer at five cents would represent "a
piece of land nine feet wide and twelve
feet long. Room enough to bury the
whole family in.'
II IL reported that Hyman Abram
has been appointed Collector of Gus
toms ut Portland, and L. j. Jeffrey. T..
:. Marshal for Oregon. Benjamin
Burch has been appointed Receiver OF
Public Moneys at Oregon City.
The deeds and ether papers looking
to the right Of way for the Lebanon
aud sSaRtiam water ditch or canal, have
been made out, and there is every pros
poet of an early commencement %
work OH this most imI ortant enterprise.
The quarterly conference meeting Of
the Advent Christian church, Will be
held at the school house near the steam
mill. commencing Friday evening May
q, and will hold over the following sab
bath. Elder Aaron Preston will pre-
side.
Had it not been cloudy and rainet
this week the chances are there would
have been some clear weather. We
don't profess to I've a signal station; but
win bet Il nicllle that every line in this
item is true. Who's got the check to
say-"Rats?n
!. g. w. Smith Esq, has purchased
u Cyclone wind mill, which arrived here
ON Tuesday last and will be put up nj
his residence, in a few days. The RS
ervoir connected with il will hold 5000
gallons of water, for irrigating and
and other purposes.
Charley Montague is convalescing as
fast a. can he expected. The case has
been a difficult one, requiring skiliful
medical treatment. DIR. Courtney, the
attending physician, is 10 he congTatu-
lated now, that his patent gives every
evidence of speedy recovery.
An editor says that when he sees
rooster with lame leg trying in vain
10 keep up with the rest of the flock in
the procession. it always reminds him
of non-adyertising, so-cailed business
man endeaNoring to hold his own
against his neighbors who advertise.
During a short visit to Leng station
on the o. Ry. a few days since we found
Mr.. Spiccr busily engaged in shipping
wheat, of which he had at that time
in his warehouse about 2S,0o0 bushels.
Mr.. Spicer has a splendid farm, and
everything gives promise of prosperity.
referring to the blk in the city ON
Wednesdays says the Albany Demo
crdt, "a third warder made the remark
that it was no worse 10 license man
to sell a ten cent chain for Sl.00, than
TO license men to sell l cents worth Of
whisky for 10 cents. The remark is
worth digesting.'
There is not journal in the United
States which can boast of a more ge-
NAL wiie-awake corps of editors and re
porters than those who manipulate
the "Fabers' on the OrcgoRidn.. A
visit to- the editorial rooms gives away
the secret why the OregoHidn is the
best daily On the Northwest coast.
The Vest Shore for March is ON our
table, and is certainly a magnificent
number of that excellent magazine.
1t gives some excellent illustrations of
Walla Nalla, Dayton, w. L. and splen-
did illustrated description of the falls
of the Santiam river at Waterloo, this
county. The Hest Shore has only to
be seen to be appreciated.
A visit to the furniture store of Mr..
f. Goan, will do anyone good who de
sires anything in his line. He has i'll
stock the very latest deSi0nS of every